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Facing the Blitz of Irene
“In1940 the air raids started up proper. We had an Anderson Shelter in our garden, but it was dreadfully damp so in the end we used to sleep under our big oak table. If the air raid sirens went off in...
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Mayor Bloomberg should be applauded for his “Spanglish” bloomers
Some people are natural linguists. Others, sadly, are not. When Mike Bloomberg, mayor of New York, addressed his citizens via a television broadcast on the eve of hurricane Irene, he also attempted to...
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New York still in the hurricane’s eye
A few weeks ago, on the eve of the arrival of Hurricane Irene, I wrote about the dramatic build-up to what was predicted to be New York’s worst natural disaster ever. By the time Irene hit where I live...
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Stormy Weather – NYC braces for Hurricane Sandy
As I type, New York is in the midst of hurricane panic. Sandy has not yet reached these low-lying, densely packed shores, but the city is already shutting down in preparation for the ‘Frankenstorm.’...
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